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Learn the essential Mandarin Chinese characters and words in everyday use in China! Anyone planning to learn Chinese knows that there are 300 primary characters they must learn to function in China. This systematic introduction to Mandarin is designed to help you learn them fast along with how to pronounce, write, and remember 1,200 key vocabulary words and phrases. Essential for anyone wishing to pass the official Chinese government HSK Level 1 and 2 proficiency exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam, Beginning Mandarin Chinese Characters, Volume 1 presents these 300 characters in a series of very simple and easy lessons in which: The characters are grouped into themes with a warm-up narrative for each character Each character's pronunciation and meanings in combination with other characters are presented Exercises to practice recognizing the characters and using the vocabulary are provided Writing guides show you how to write each correctly Includes easy access to online native speaker audio recordings and free, printable flashcards.

Concise and user-friendly, Easy Mandarin Chinese is designed for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese—whether on their own or with a teacher.This language learning book introduces the learner to all the basics of the Chinese language and teaches practical daily conversations and vocabulary. It enables users to begin efficiently communicating from the very first day, and its compact size makes it an excellent tool for travelers or business people looking to learn Chinese on the road without giving up on any content. This Mandarin language learning book includes:Useful notes on the Chinese script, pronunciation, sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammarSections covering greetings, requests, idiomatic expressions and everyday situationsCultural information about Chinese etiquette as well as do's and don'tsA glossary of the most commonly-used Mandarin Chinese words and phrasesCompanion audio with many hours of native-speaker recordings of the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises.All media content is accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website.

Learn to speak Chinese quickly with manga comics! This book teaches you all the basics of the Chinese language, including practical conversations, vocabulary, and how to write the basic characters—with manga comic strips for easy learning! It enables you to begin communicating effectively from the first day. All Chinese words and sentences are given in Chinese characters and hanyu pinyin romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations.Key features of this book include:20 easy lessons with dialogues and manga-style comic stripsBasic sentences and vocabulary used by young people in daily conversationsDesigned for self-study learners as well as beginning level classesPrintable flash cards to help you learn the basic vocabularyFree online audio recordings of all the Chinese dialogues, vocabulary and exercisesThe book includes useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Chinese script, greetings and requests, basic sentence structure and vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, etiquette dos and don'ts, and important cultural notes. A useful bi-directional dictionary of commonly-used Chinese words and phrases is provided at the back.

Learn the Mandarin Chinese characters and words in everyday use in China!This book helps you to quickly learn the intermediate-level Chinese characters you need to know if you want to live or work in China, or progress to the next level with your language skills.Alongside 1200 closely-related vocabulary and phrases, it presents the characters in a series of 20 easy lessons—giving clear pronunciations, English definitions and a writing guide showing you how the character is written.In this book, you'll find:300 characters grouped into themesA warm-up narrative for each lesson explaining how the characters in the lesson relate to the themeAll characters and vocabulary needed for the HSK Level 3 exam and the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture ExamExercises that help you practice recognizing the characters and using the vocabulary to create sentencesReviews that provide a variety of drills and exercises to increase your proficiencyDownloadable online audio by native speakers to help with pronunciationPrintable flash cardsThis book is intended for intermediate learners (HSK Level 3). For HSK 1 & 2, see Beginning Mandarin Chinese Characters—the first book in this series.

Learn the essential Mandarin Chinese characters and words in everyday use in China! Anyone planning to learn Chinese knows that there are 300 primary characters they must learn to function in China. This systematic introduction to Mandarin is designed to help you learn them fast—along with how to pronounce, write, and remember 1,200 key vocabulary words and phrases. Essential for anyone wishing to pass the official Chinese government HSK Level 1 & 2 proficiency exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam, Beginning Mandarin Chinese Characters presents these 300 characters in a series of very simple and easy lessons that: The characters are grouped into themes with a warm-up narrative for each character Each character''s pronunciation and meanings in combination with other characters are presented Exercises to practice recognizing the characters and using the vocabulary are provided Writing guides show you how to write each correctly Includes easy access to online native speaker audio recordings and free, printable flashcards

Learn the Mandarin Chinese characters and words in everyday use in China!This book helps you to quickly learn the intermediate-level Chinese characters you need to know if you want to live or work in China, or progress to the next level with your language skills.Alongside 1200 closely-related vocabulary and phrases, it presents the characters in a series of 20 easy lessons—giving clear pronunciations, English definitions and a writing guide showing you how the character is written.In this book, you''ll find:300 characters grouped into themesA warm-up narrative for each lesson explaining how the characters in the lesson relate to the themeAll characters and vocabulary needed for the HSK Level 3 exam and the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture ExamExercises that help you practice recognizing the characters and using the vocabulary to create sentencesReviews that provide a variety of drills and exercises to increase your proficiencyDownloadable online audio by native speakers to help with pronunciationPrintable flash cardsThis book is intended for intermediate learners (HSK Level 3). For HSK 1 & 2, see Beginning Mandarin Chinese Characters—the first book in this series.